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  1. Mosquito laser on Intellectual Ventures Sheds At Least Part of Its "Patent Troll" Reputation · · Score: 1

    So can I get a laser mosquito blaster [intellectualventures.com] in time for my next party?

    I logged in for the first time in ages specifically to upvote this, but I don't have any points.

  2. Re:Wish the Dreamfall Kickstarter was as popular on Planescape: Torment Successor Funded In 6 Hours · · Score: 1

    I'd already contributed to both, but I upped my Dreamfall pledge when they posted that status update advertising Torment *despite* the fact that Torment has already blown by their funding so far. Pretty awesome thing to do.

  3. Security is a big problem in this industry on 6 Million Virgin Mobile Users Vulnerable To Brute-Force Attacks · · Score: 1

    Quick poll, is vulnerable to brute-force attacks better or worse than T-Mobile's "email me my existing password in plaintext" forgot-password feature? (Yes, T-Mobile uses your phone number as your username too.)

  4. So how do we fix this? on LinkedIn Password Leak: Salt Their Hide · · Score: 1

    Obviously, linkedin is learning fast from the publicity here, but that doesn't stop other companies from sending emails with your password if you click "forgot password". (*cough*T-Mobile*cough*) I deny that proper password security is either hard or expensive. What we really need is a good way to shame companies into doing it right. Preferably one that doesn't involve leaking a few million passwords.

  5. New Hiring Policy on DARPA Investing In Electric Brain Stimulation To Train Snipers Quickly · · Score: 1

    "Yeah, our policy is to wire up all our new interns. After the first burnout, or if their physician starts complaining about their body weight (forgetting to eat is a common side-effect), we give 'em a test. If they've learned enough by then, we hire 'em. If not, well, we're not running a charity here."

  6. Uh, Bulletstorm? Try Borderlands! on How To Ruin Your Game's PC Port · · Score: 1

    Why has nobody mentioned Borderlands on this subject? On the off chance you could actually join a multiplayer game, (even LAN over Hamichi didn't work) your mic had no PTT mode! If you had a mic plugged in, it was enabled and in voice-activated mode. The only way to turn it off was to unplug your mic. As of when the second DLC pack was released, (and I gave up and stopped paying attention) there was still no other option or workaround. I've never seen a PC port so fundamentally unusable as when I tried using multiplayer in Borderlands.

  7. Re:Encryption? on Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project · · Score: 1

    This link is the single best reason why I chose spideroak over dropbox: https://spideroak.com/engineering_matters#true_privacy To quote: "SpiderOak's encryption is comprehensive -- even with physical access to the storage servers, SpiderOak staff cannot know even the names of your files and folders." I was not looking for a convenient file-sharing service though. If you want file-sharing, Dropbox probably does that better. I was specifically looking for a cloud backup service I could use to sync both my linux server and my windows laptop. I wish their android app was more than just a file-access point, I'd love to put the txt messages and pictures on my phone in there too.